The Provincial Government’s “Jobs and Trade Mission” announced this morning the signing of two Memorandums of Understanding (MOU) between BCIT and educational institutes in China.
BCIT will enter into a partnership with Tianjin Sino-German Vocational Institute of Technology to establish a pathway for international students to study in the automobile service program at BCIT. The agreement will create opportunities for BCIT students to undertake internship opportunities inTianjin providing valuable global perspectives as part of their international educational experience. This partnership will boost the number of job-ready graduates entering the work force in China and in British Columbia.
The second agreement with the Dongguan University of Technology will establish an institutional partnership in a number of areas with the two working together to undertake applied research projects in the field of microgrid and energy research, while new pathways will also be created to assist Dongguan University of Technology’s engineering students with hands-on training at BCIT. This will promote the exchange of ideas and enhance the educational quality of programs at both.
This agreement contributes to the economies of China and BC by educating and supplying job-ready graduates in the mechanical and electrical engineering fields, while promoting the exchange of effective research and instructional techniques.
Delegates from more than 130 companies, post-secondary institutions and organizations are accompanying the Premier as part of the effort to create educational opportunities leading to jobs in British Columbia. A full version of the province’s news release can be read here.
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